Sir John Richard Walter Reginald Carew Pole, 13th Baronet,
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
,
DL (born 2 December 1938) is the present holder of the
Pole baronetcy, granted to his ancestor by
King Charles I in 1628. He lives at
Antony House
Antony House is the name of an early 18th-century house, which today is in the ownership of the National Trust. It is located between the town of Torpoint and the village of Antony in the county of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a Gra ...
in Cornwall. He succeeded his father,
Sir John Gawen Carew Pole, 12th Baronet, in 1993.
Public service
Sir Richard is a
Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Cornwall, an Officer of the
Order of the British Empire, a Trustee of the
Tate Gallery, the
Pilgrim Trust, and the
Eden Project
The Eden Project ( kw, Edenva) is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England, UK. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit, located from the town of St Blazey and from the larger town of St Austell.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS E ...
, a Governor of
Gresham's School, Holt
Gresham's School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in Holt, Norfolk, England, one of the top thirty International Baccalaureate schools in England.
The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham as a fre ...
, and President of the Cornwall Gardens Trust.
He was
High Sheriff of Cornwall
Sheriffs and high sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list:
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for 1978 and is a past Prime Warden of the
Worshipful Company of Fishmongers and a past president of the
Royal Horticultural Society, from which he received the
Victoria Medal of Honour in 2007.
His wife,
Mary Dawnay (Lady Carew Pole), is a Lady-in-Waiting to
Anne, Princess Royal and past President of the
Royal Cornwall Show.
[BBC Cornwall https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-17586465]
References
External links
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Sir Richard Carew Pole at the Royal Horticultural SocietyAntony House at the National Trust
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1938 births
Living people
People from Antony, Cornwall
People educated at Eton College
Baronets in the Baronetage of England
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Deputy Lieutenants of Cornwall
Victoria Medal of Honour (Horticulture) recipients
High Sheriffs of Cornwall